Big weekend for the Camels with two hard-earned wins.

vs. St. Joseph's:
They gave everything they had, a hardworking side that frustrated Conn throughout the first half.Second got away from them a bit.

vs. Babson:
A very chippy team that likes to talk and goes to ground even more. This ultimately hurt them, giving away two needless penalties. The second came when their center back decided to slide into a player in the box who wasn't even going to reach the ball. The rain and some good good goalkeeping from babson made it a tight game but #7 Marco Perugini was the big separator between the two sides.

It hasn't been a great year for NESCAC teams in the playoffs, with likely only one—maybe two will be able to make a Final Four appearance. But the Messiah–Tufts–Conn–Bowdoin bracket will be a must watch.

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Quote from: camosfan on November 12, 2025, 10:47:52 AMThe number one defense in D3 should have more than one defender on a NESCAC team!

Agreed. As a camel fan, happy so many of our players made it. But weird to see 3 of our defenders made it over some of the other options . Cest la vie!

Seventeen is far too many, and the number keeps growing every year. Among the Camel defensive selections, one plays as a CDM, while the other two have been key contributors on teams that ranked among the top three defensively in the NESCAC on goals conceded over the past two seasons. This while playing in a lot bigger games and and taken on a lot bigger roles in the build out than most NESCAC defenders.

It wasn't the strongest weekend for the goalkeepers, with several goals conceded that weren't outright errors but still felt preventable. The one standout, as always, was the ever-reliable TJ Krongard, who maintained his consistency in goal. To be fair I think the wind had a big factor to play.

Mid vs tufts: thought the second goal the Mid goalie was out of position but wouldn't describe it as an error. Once the second goal went in all the momentum swung and for mid it was just if they could hold on and make it to pens...they could not.


Conn showing typical post season form as they try to hold onto the title having their 4th NESCAC final appearance in 5 years. Hopefully they retain but face tough completion against tufts.
 
Thought the game was fairly one sided and could should have been up 3 or 4 but the winning goal ended up being an unfortunate slip by the Wes goalie falling in the net with the ball.

Tufts vs Conn is a rematch of the 2021 NESCAC final and hopefully the result is opposite of what happened last time. If not hopefully the season ends the same as last time..

The Camels are heading to Boston. After Max Haberman broke a couple ankles to slot one in, a GVB wonder strike put them up 2-1. This makes it 16 in a row against Williams eliminating them from the NESCAC championship 4 times in the past 5 years.For Williams as the great Joel Embiid says this is not a rivalry as they always kick our ...

Curious to see how far Amherst will fall down the rankings currently sitting at 29th.

Personally don't see the camels tying Wes as Conn get nothing from a draw. They will either throw everything at it and win or get countered and lose.

It will be a massive domino effect on how other teams play based off of the Mid vs Williams game

Conn with a hug win to secure top 5 in the NESCAC and the opportunity to go above Wesleyan on Tuesday.They are now the hunters in the NESCAC not being able to fall in the table but with things going their way being able to finish as high as second.

Have to say wasn't overly impressed with Williams but they do have a terrible record against Conn going winless the last 15 games with their last win against the camels came in 2013.

Marco Perugini with the goal who should be a lock for all Nescac first team. Conn looking, as per usual, the best footballing team in d3 once again.

The Camels have a big opportunity this weekend to break into the top 4.

Following the topic of youth it has been said to me from some players that for most teams they don't really recognize any of the players they are up against after years of knowing nearly everyone playing.

Must make scouting reports a headache.

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Quote from: FanofNescac on September 22, 2025, 12:37:35 PMIt's a long season. All of your posts seem to focus on Tufts.

You called Conn soft in your standings while putting Tufts first, and then posted again now after Tufts won 2–1.

Last season, Tufts sat in first the whole year, only to lose early, while Conn won the NESCAC and went to the national final.

In 2022 (as you pointed to Conn), Tufts finished 7th, lost in the NESCAC quarterfinals, and went out in the NCAA second round — while Conn reached the NESCAC final as 8 seed.

I'm not really sure what you're trying to say. Tufts hasn't won anything since the Shapiro days. As you mentioned, there is no trophy for the regular season.

As a fan of Tufts, I would be really worried about Dezotell!

@FanofNescac I hope you didn't think I missed Conn's midweek game. It is NOT going to be a long season for this Conn group, the way things are going. I hope they can pull it together, but you've got to get 3 points against Bantams if you want to be a serious program.

 

Yea the Camels need to start defending set pieces to find success. 6 out of 8 Nescac goals conceded have come from set pieces including 2 against Trinity and 3 in the last 5 mins of the game. Luckily it is something that can be fixed.

It does seem a lot of your post seem to center around Conn and Amherst the two more successful teams out of the NESCAC over the past 4 years. I guess with success comes envy.

 middelbury will be an interesting watch tomorrow with their only win coming against Trinity in conference so far, witch was only 1-0. With all the 5th years and seniors graduating it seems the nescac is now a much weaker conference.

The bates result has to be the most unexpected thing I have heard in a very long time. The crowd in Conn was shocked hearing the result.

For the Camels this could be a huge point in the season. Going back to a formation  we had last season it was much more impressive performance from the camels

The first half was a 60/40 slightly leaning in middelburys favor but the second half was all Conn out shooting mid 12-6. They hit the crossbar and had a couple 1 on 1s before a corner finally broke the deadloke one with 5 mins to go

Also while the field is terrible the atmosphere and amount of people that show out to the game is unparalleled in d3 soccer, with at least 80-100 people running to the corner to celebrate the goal. With trinity and hamilton next Conn have a great opportunity to turn their season around in a conference where Williams seams to be the only team really to be on the top of their game.

Quote from: Hotskull on September 25, 2025, 08:51:22 AMAlso, I do NOT want to hear any Dezotell slander. Taking over a team with that level of success is no easy task. Winning a NESCAC title in his first season is a testament to his capabilities. Now, in his fifth year, he finally has a full team recruited by himself and, in my opinion, is ready for some real judgment. How has he responded? A 5-1-1 record and second place in the NESCAC. Yes, they had an embarrassing home loss to Williams, but I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being more of a blessing than a reflection of how the team will shape up.

I think Dezotell has done a solid job overall. I wouldn't say it's especially difficult to take over a successful program that already has strong foundations in place. Expectations might be higher, but if you inherit a talented group of players and benefit from being at the top end of the recruiting power in the country, I wouldn't consider it too challenging for a reasonably capable coach.
Without slating my own education my too much, coaches at places like Tufts, Amherst, Williams, and Middlebury will always have an easier time attracting top talent compared to schools like Wesleyan, Conn, and others.

Also, if you love Jake Creus that much I'm sure I can get you two to meet. He may even give you his autograph

By Connecticut College's current standards, 2022 was a down year, that year we retained of most of what we had but really struggled with teams sitting deeper and deeper against us, and often got caught out on the counter, maybe a bit of complacency after the success of the previous year.

 

This year I believe the early-season struggles are more about inexperience than anything else. In the past couple years every NESCAC game for Conn, except for one or two, was decided by a single goal. In 4 NESCAC games conceding three set-piece goals, including two in the final five minutes, and giving away two penalties, highlights a Inexperienced team learning the hard way that you have to stay focused every second of the match.

 

Lot of time in the season to turn things around and Alumni day will be a good start with a big crowd, including myself who will be in full ultra mode. I Expect the leaders of the team to step up, and Burk to probably have 90% of the next couple practice defending corners(witch is never fun). I hope now the NESCAC starts to underestemate the Camels because even in our down season in 2022, once we win one we normally go on a run.

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Quote from: Futbolguy on September 18, 2025, 11:38:50 AMCorrect SL - allow me to clarify - undefeated in regular season, lost in NESCAC finals to Conn and Amherst in national semis.  Tufts made it to neither.  Regardless, focusing on something different, what do folks here make of the low scoring thus far?  three 0-0 draws last weekend and scoring seems to be down.  Early season and lack of much of a pre-season? 

... Tufts was the regular season champs (since you like that stat) and was actually undefeated 

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Quote from: Camelparent on September 18, 2025, 01:30:03 PMSlightly Biased opinion, but I think defensive talent in the past couple years has been much higher than offensive talent. Also as my least favorite pundit Michael Owen said it's easier to knock down a house then create one.

The Camels are mirroring their start to last season getting a draw and a win this past week, which felt more like a collective relief rather than joy, given how the games went. Against Bowdoin, the lads clearly had a shower, as Tyler Huck broke free and got a shot off that was brilliantly saved by Krongard, but the rebound he could do nothing about. Both sides probably feel they should have scored more, each missing big opportunities before Elliot Spatz (Spatzinator) jumped over the Bowdoin goalkeeper, who tried to claim a corner, and scored.

A similar theme played out in the second match vs Salve Regina, where Conn finally broke free after Max Haberman scooped the ball over the defense, and it was Volleyed in by Max Weis. Next up is Colby, which won't be the prettiest game as they will probably sit deep as they did against tufts, but it's one the Camels must win.

 

The more interesting game this weekend will be the Panthers facing off against the Mammoths. After spending some time at both the roulette and blackjack tables with members of both teams in Vegas, I can confirm they really do hate each other. Amherst may have won the national championship that weekend, but Middlebury walked away with a ridiculous amount of cash in their pockets. For predictions, I'm probably leaning more towards Amherst in this match as they always seem to get one over on Middlebury.

yes - don't think the lack of goals is new for Conn for example - they scored 2 goals through their first 5 NESCAC games last year before starting to find their footing in the back of the net.....

As you noted, football is all about timing. Would hate to score a bunch of goals during the regular season and go undefeated just to exit early in the playoffs...

Slightly Biased opinion, but I think defensive talent in the past couple years has been much higher than offensive talent. Also as my least favorite pundit Michael Owen said it's easier to knock down a house then create one.

The Camels are mirroring their start to last season getting a draw and a win this past week, which felt more like a collective relief rather than joy, given how the games went. Against Bowdoin, the lads clearly had a shower, as Tyler Huck broke free and got a shot off that was brilliantly saved by Krongard, but the rebound he could do nothing about. Both sides probably feel they should have scored more, each missing big opportunities before Elliot Spatz (Spatzinator) jumped over the Bowdoin goalkeeper, who tried to claim a corner, and scored.

A similar theme played out in the second match vs Salve Regina, where Conn finally broke free after Max Haberman scooped the ball over the defense, and it was Volleyed in by Max Weis. Next up is Colby, which won't be the prettiest game as they will probably sit deep as they did against tufts, but it's one the Camels must win.

 

The more interesting game this weekend will be the Panthers facing off against the Mammoths. After spending some time at both the roulette and blackjack tables with members of both teams in Vegas, I can confirm they really do hate each other. Amherst may have won the national championship that weekend, but Middlebury walked away with a ridiculous amount of cash in their pockets. For predictions, I'm probably leaning more towards Amherst in this match as they always seem to get one over on Middlebury.

After locking in their first victory of the season, due to goals from Elliot Spatz (The Spatzinator) and freshman Daniel Woodward (Woody),the Camels got the first W of the season.
Next up they head northward to Maine to face the formidable Polar Bears, a team that last year's graduating class never beat in 90 or 110 miniuts of action. This year's squad is determined to  finally beat our self called bogey team. With a promising new formation and a strong-looking freshman class, hopes are high.

Offensively, the key will be breaking down Bowdoin's disciplined mid-block. On the defensive end, expect someone new to be handed the Ji-Sung Park role, tasked with breathing down Tyler Huck neck all game long. Last year, that assignment was executed perfectly by a graduating senior who purposely didn't shower for 3 days just to become more effective.

While the past two results were 0-0 I am going with 1-0. With the the Spatzinator scoring again